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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

MFP April blog hop - Be a Showoff




AprilBlog Hop!

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are
FeaturedApril 16 Columns& amp;Topiaries
FeaturedApril 17 Be a Showoff
Featured April 18 Honor& amp; Glory
FeaturedApril 19 Birds & Trees

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on April 20,2013 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday April 19,2013.


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The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Zoo Friends"

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The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

"You May Bow"

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This month I decided to create spotlight cards...this is a fun technique that has been around for years. Basically what you do is stamp image twice then punch out sections and mount them onto second stamped image. clear as mudd, right?  lol!  to confuse you more I used the left over piece to create a reverse spotlight.
Believe it or not it's 10 p.m. and I'm adding more cards to this post because I had an idea and just had to stamp in the middle of the night. lol!!! I got out my VersaMark ink pad and Perfect Pearls and went to town making sparkly cards with our peacock.
have fun with this stamp set!  Please go check out what  Janine has in store for you and also check out what the rest of our design team has to offer this month.

PattyP. LoisVicky
Thrifty StamperMariLynnKaren KBonnie
Kathy BAngela BCathy CToni
Sue WJanine BAn'jenicKate Z
Shirley QMarks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co







27 comments:

  1. Wow this are all "AMAZING" you so ROCKED this stamp set. Awesome!! You have to share how you did the last two muilt-colors. TFS AJ-

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  2. Beautiful cards, I absolutely love your perfect pearls cards!

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  3. Gorgeous card. Love how you not used all parts of the stamp.

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  4. Your late night stamping was worth it - nice cards and the perfect pearls do add a lovely touch.

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  5. Love your spotlight cards. Is that PE or Perfect Pearls? Yay, get out the stuff in our stash!

    kren@
    http://afourlife.blogspot.com

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  6. Wow! Some very interesting and nice spotlighting cards.

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  7. Wow Sue- those cards must have kept you busy! Very nice!

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  8. LOL on your last minute stamping! I had one card created for today's post but I didn't start stamping the Peacock until yesterday afternoon!!!! Art inspiration does not follow a time clock!!! Gorgeous cards!!! I am so glad you were able to show us those late night cards because they are so pretty!! I am going to have to give my Perfect Pearls a try with this stamp!

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  9. Awesome job with the spotlighting.

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  10. All the cards are beautiful but I most especially Love the one in black with the sparkle, very stiking :)

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  11. Your middle-of-the-night cards are very pretty. Sometimes you just have to answer that Muse when she whispers in your ear!

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  12. All of your cards turned out so nice...
    well done on all of them

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  13. All of your cards are great, but the shimmery Peacock & feathers on black I adore!

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  14. How neat looking! This project would be perfect to link it up with us over at http://craftindesertdivas.com/.


    Robin
    http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/

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  15. Very pretty cards - but I love the shiny peacock on the black - that's just a wow!

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  16. What a wonderful way to use these stamps! Love the spotlighting and the different variations!

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  17. Hmmm. Someone else who likes to be in their craft room when they should be in bed! I like that you show a couple different styles of cards. I'm a woman who likes the shimmery stuff though, and your pearly ones are very pretty.

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  18. These look great! I love the Perfect Pearls on the Peacocks and feathers!

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  19. The spotlight cards are really fun, but I love the shimmery cards!

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  20. Oh wow Sue!!! Love all of these wonderful cards! You really out did yourself today! TFS

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  21. Wonderful spotlighting cards Sue!!!

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  22. Just love the sparkle of your peacocks! I especially like the one on the black background!

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  23. Great cards. Thank you for the inspiration.

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  24. Wow, these are gorgeous!
    Pam
    scrap-n-sewgranny.blogspot.com

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  25. Wow, love the gold trimming. It really makes the card stand out.

    marg0006 at Verizon dot net

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